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1. How do you block all traffic for a specific port in windows firewall?
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.

2. What is an example of a rule based on file attributes derived from the digital signature?
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.
Windows 7 Professional.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.

3. How do you allow specific vendors for being excluded from a GPO to prevent all removable storage devices?

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4. What is the RACAgent?
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
A scheduled task that runs by default collecting information for the Reliability monitor. If disabled it must reenabled manually from the task scheduler mmc snapin.
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.

5. What does IMAGEX /MountRW do?

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6. What are the ESRB Ratings?
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
No
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?

7. How many bits are in the site subnet?
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on

8. What does dnscmd /zoneadd primary do?
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Subtract the number of bits in the mask from 32 bits (255.255.255.255). Take the result (x) and have 2 to the power of the result (2^x). Subtract that final result by 2 and that is the amount of host addresses available.
Adds a file based zone

9. What is IPP?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.

10. How do you upgrade windows 7?
All you have to do is purchase an upgrade key from Microsoft or another authorized retailer to unlock those new features.
Yes
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.

11. What does "Create System Repair Disk" option do?
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It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.

12. How do you configure WSUS computer groups for defined updates?
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).

13. What wireless protocolls can be used to authenticate smart cards?
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
For the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
Does not have
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.

14. How does DirectAccess work?
SSL
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.

15. What is a WSUS server?
WIndows Update Server
Adds a file based zone
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.

16. What is Internet Explorer Content Advisor?
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin

17. How are RRAS/NPS policies evaluated?
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.
Conditional forward
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).

18. What does DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /COMMIT do?
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
Only Windows Vista can be directly upgraded to Windows 7 and only if you upgrade within the same processor architecture (X86 or X84).
If your computer is running slowly or isn't working properly - you can use System Restore to return your computer's system files and settings to an earlier point in time using a restore point. For more information about System Restore - see System Re

19. What does Scanstate /GENMIGXML do?
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
It create a report of which files will be migrated

20. What does the PSCONSOLEFILE option in POWERSHELL do?
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
It pings with IPV6
Create a customized shell
Yes

21. What is IPsec ESP tunnel?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
Deploy a secondary zone.
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.

22. What is Aero Snap?
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
Updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR. You can use this tool to restore the boot sector on your computer. This tool replaces FixFAT and FixNTFS.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr

23. What does MISEXEC.EXE do?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
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ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
The latest Vista Service Pack

24. How do you statically add a route to a route table?
No
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Use the route delete command.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1

25. What sites support Integrated Windows Authentication?
Modify/Create a GPO
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
Clear the content being cached
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.

26. How do you determine if your PC's ip and its default gateway are on the same network?
On a core server
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
Windows 7 Professional.

27. What is Reliability Monitor display?
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
No

28. How do you setup Windows 7 setup to run unattended?
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.

29. What is the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)?
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.

30. What are network monitor aliases used for?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
EAP protocol.
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.

31. What OS can Applocker policies not be enforced?
Windows 7 Professional.
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app
Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.

32. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
Yes
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.

33. What is a NAT forwarding?
Yes
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Verify that they are not within the scope of the dynamically assigned DHCP addresses.
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.

34. How does transparent caching work?

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35. What does netsh do?
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.

36. What should you do to provide redundancy in DNS dynamic updates?
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
By running the Update Status summary report.

37. How do you restore a System Image from backup?
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
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38. What is Drvload?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.

39. How do you setup multiple mx records?
Problem history but also application installation history.
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
WIndows Update Server

40. Why is PKi needed to encypt vpn traffic?
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
Migrates EFS encrypted files?

41. What is a NPS server?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Perform an offline migration

42. When you install an application in Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode - where does it automatically creates a Windows 7 Start Menu Shortcut under?
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al

43. What is "Transparent Caching"?
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
DNS suffix search lists
Modify/Create a GPO
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

44. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.

45. What is a reservation?
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.

46. What do you do if the Operating System won't start due to a corrupt driver?
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato

47. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.

48. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the WSUS server?
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
By running the Update Status summary report.
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
At the volume level - not the drive level.

49. What is the cache.DNS file?
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.

50. What does Removing Modify NTFS permission (not explicitly denying) do?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.